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Longhorn Cavern, nine miles south of Burnet, has perhaps the most well-documented history out of all the caves in the state. Comanche used the cave extensively as refuge and source of flint for toolmaking...

The defense of a territory as big as Texas required investing big resources into the effort-materials and man power, especially-a fact not lost on our Texas ancestors. In fact, far more forts and presidios...

Ranching in Texas has thrived as a major industry for more than three centuries, from the Ojo de Agua and Las Mesteas ranches of pre-statehood colonial Texas to the sprawling King, XIT, and Rocking Chair...